NotebookLM
NotebookLM is a chat interface by Google using the Gemini LLM. You can use it for free at: https://notebooklm.google.com/
NotebookLM differs from ChatGPT in that you are able to input your own sources:
- articles
- YouTube videos
- PDFs
- websites
- audio files
- markdown notes 👀 (e.g., Obsidian Files)
I've also used NotebookLM to great success by recording voice notes/conversations about topics I'm interested in, then dropping in links to reputable sources with additional information.
I can then query the LLM bringing in my own personal context from the voice notes or Obsidian markdown files, along with the publicly (or privately) available sources that boost the knowledge base of the AI.
One of the most interesting features of NotebookLM is the NotebookLM Audio Overview (AI Podcast), which takes advantage of NotebookLM's huge Context Window of 25,000,000 tokens 🤯
Note that Google specifies that NotebookLM does not use your "personal information" to train its AI model (queries, sources, chat responses).
HOWEVER, just because they are not using your data for training their AI does not mean that the data is private & confidential. If you click "submit feedback", human reviewers may see your information.
There is a NotebookLM for business program that has a different tier of confidentiality. I recommend ALWAYS reading the privacy policy & terms of service for any AI tools you use 🫡